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Battle of Doiran

Battle of Doiran was a battle fought on 22 April 1917 at Dojran Lake, in what is now Greece; it lasted 16 days. It was part of the Macedonian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory.

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A Bulgarian telephone station with trench periscope observing the enemy's position at the Doiran front, March 1917 (German Official Photograph/National Archives)
A Bulgarian telephone station with trench periscope observing the enemy's position at the Doiran front, March 1917 (German Official Photograph/National Archives). National Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 April 1917lasted 16 days
WhereDojran Lake, Greece41.188N, 22.721E
OutcomeBulgarian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of BulgariaagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Casualties and losses2,000 menand12,000 men
Part ofMacedonian Front1915 to 1918

Where it sits in the Macedonian Front

Battle of Doiran, 1916Battle of Lerin, 1916Struma operation, 1916Monastir Offensive, 1916Battle of Kajmakchalan, 1916Battle of Malka Nidzhe, 1916Battle of the Cerna Bend, 1916Battle of Doiran, 1917Battle of the Cerna Bend, 1917Battle of Doiran, 191819161918Battle of Doiran, 1917
10 placed engagements of the Macedonian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 April 1917
to 8 May 1917
PlaceDojran Lake, Greece
41.188N, 22.721E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength1 Division: 30,000 men; 147 guns; 35 mortars; 130 machine guns3 Divisions: 43,000 men; 160 guns; 110 mortars; 440 machine guns
Casualties and losses2,000 men12,000 men
Commanders
  • Vladimir Vazov
  • George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
Battle of DoiranBattle of DoiranBattle of DojranBattle of DoiranBattle of DoiranBattle of KosturinoBattle of Kilkis–LahanasBattle of KosturinoBattle of Kilkis–LahanasThessalonikiSkopjeBitolaKateriniKyustendilXanthiPlovdivPrizren100 km41.188N, 22.721E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1913 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1917

Battle of Doiran is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1988630, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Doiran (1917), revision 1370439098, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.